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Pentagon begins outreach to reenlist troops booted for COVID vaccine

The Defense Department is offering back pay to service members who were involuntarily separated after refusing the COVID-19 vaccine.

By Riley Ceder and Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press

11 days ago

Plan would make military enlistment, retention bonuses tax exempt

A bill introduced in the House this week proposes to end federal taxes on bonuses given to troops for joining or re-enlisting in the military.

By Leo Shane III

3 weeks ago

89 Air Force jobs now eligible for retention bonuses

The bonuses range from $180,000 to $360,000, according to a leaked Air Force memo.

4 months ago

Nonprofits urge Biden to pardon veterans with bad paper discharges

Buoyed by Joe Biden's pardon of his son, veterans advocates are urging the president to use his pardoning power to help veterans with bad paper discharges.

By Nikki Wentling

4 months ago

Biden’s pardons still fall short for many LGBTQ veterans

Neither the White House nor the Defense Department could tell The War Horse exactly how many veterans will benefit — or why so many others are left out.

By Anne Marshall-Chalmers, The War Horse

9 months ago

Here’s how troops convicted under a gay sex ban can apply for pardons

The Pentagon launched a webpage detailing how troops convicted under an old military policy criminalizing consensual gay sex can apply for pardons.

By Tara Copp, AP

10 months ago